มล
monMeanings
1NounC1
impurity; stain; taint; defect (literary)
impurity, stain, taint, or moral defect; something that makes [sth] unclean, defiled, or blemished (literary/formal)
Examples
แม้máeแม้máe1even if; although; even though2evenเครื่องเพชรkrêuuang pétเครื่องเพชรkrêuuang pétdiamond jewelryจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)มองmongมองmong1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asมลmonมลmon1impurity; stain; taint; defect (literary)2impure; tainted; stained (literary)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำให้ดูtam hâi dooทำให้ดูtam hâi doo[to] demonstrate; [to] show howไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สมบูรณ์แบบsŏm-boon bàepสมบูรณ์แบบsŏm-boon bàepperfect; flawless
Even though the jewelry is beautiful, up close you can still see tiny blemishes that make it look duller.
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คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanให้hâiรายงานraai-ngaanปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakมลmonแห่งhɛ̀ngผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotทับซ้อนtáp-sɔ́ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคงkongความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉ
The committee wants the report to be free from the taint of conflicts of interest to maintain credibility.
พระเอกprá-èekในnaiนิยายní-yaaiต่อสู้กับdtɔ̀ɔ-sûu-gàpมลmonในใจnai-jaiตนเองdton-eengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาเกียรติrák-sǎa-gìiatและlɛ́ศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐiของตระกูลkɔ̌ɔng-dtrà-guun
The protagonist in the novel battles the impurity within his heart to preserve his family's honor and dignity.
ประวัติbprà-wàtที่tîiมีmiiมลmonเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂อาจàatบั่นทอนbàn-tɔɔnความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-komได้dâaiอย่างไม่คาดคิดyàang-mâi-kâat-kít
A history with even the slightest stain can unexpectedly undermine society’s trust.
2AdjectiveC1
impure; tainted; stained (literary)
impure, tainted, or stained; used in literary or formal style
Examples
น้ำใจnáam-jaiน้ำใจnáam-jai1kindness; generosity2goodwillที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)ใสสะอาดsǎi-sà-àatใสสะอาดsǎi-sà-àat1clear and clean; spotless2pure; uncorrupted; innocentกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryแฝงfɛ̌ɛngแฝงfɛ̌ɛng1[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded2[to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitly3hidden; implicit; latent; underlyingมลmonมลmon1impurity; stain; taint; defect (literary)2impure; tainted; stained (literary)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmผลประโยชน์ส่วนตนpǒn-bprà-yòot-sùuan-dtonผลประโยชน์ส่วนตนpǒn-bprà-yòot-sùuan-dtonpersonal benefit; self-interest
The once pure goodwill became tainted by self-interest.
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ถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiดูduuงามngaamหรูrǔuหากhàakแฝงfɛ̌ɛngมลmonแห่งhɛ̀ngอคติà-ká-dtìก็gɔ̂ย่อมyɔ̂mบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanความจริงkwaam-jing
Words that appear elegant, if tainted with prejudice, inevitably distort the truth.
แม้mɛ́ɛชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangจะjàรุ่งโรจน์rûng-rôotหากhàakถูกtùukครหาkɔɔ-rá-hǎaว่าwâaมีmiiมลmonก็gɔ̂ยากyâakจะjàกลับมาglàp-maaบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtดังเดิมdang-dəəm
Even if one's reputation is illustrious, once accused of being tainted, it is hard to return to its former purity.
ความศรัทธาkwaam-sàt-taaสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náย่อมyɔ̂mเสื่อมทรามsʉ̀ʉam-saamเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaความชอบธรรมkwaam-chɔ̂ɔp-tamปนbponมลmonด้วยdûuaiผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotแอบแฝงɛ̀ɛp-fɛ̌ɛng
Public faith inevitably deteriorates when legitimacy is tainted by hidden interests.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |